Journal box



B. W. KADEL JOURNAL BOX Sept.. 16, 1930.

, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 23

Patented Sept. 16, r1930 UNITE S'I'Tl PATENT FFICE.

BYERS W. KABEL, F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSEGNOR, BY MESNE .if-LilSIG-NMENTS,E i

T0 THE SYMINGTON COMPANY, A COREORATION OF MARYLAND JOURNAL BOX Application filed January 23, 1924.

rlhe invention relates to journal boxes for railway cars and, generally considered, involves the production of a journal box of re liable construction which can be economically manufactured.

One of the principal objects oi' the inven- 4-tion is to provide a journal box composed oi a plurality of sections, one of which is formed of wrought metal and another of l0 which is formed of cast or forged metal, said sections being advantageously united to pro'- vide a composite journal box of exceedingly strong construction but comparatively light weight.

Anotherobject of the invention resides in the provision of a con posite journal box in which the lower portion may be readily formed of pressed metal and the upper portionthereof cast or forged, said upper and lower portions being preferably united by welding along, or at intervals along, the lines of juncture of said portions.

A further object of the invention is to produce a journal box having a cast roof portion and a pressed metal oil well portion, sa-id portions being rigidly united to form a very strong but comparatively lightweight journal box while maintaining the several dimensions thereof according to the il. R. A. standards.

A Ystill further object of the invention is to provide a composite journal box of the class described in which the inn-er dust guard wall is formed oi' a pressed metal plate retained within recesses formed by the shaping of the outer dustguard wall formed integrally with the pressed metal oil well portion of the journal box. 40 lVith these and other objects in view the invention further consists in the particular construction and arrangement oit' the several parts hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

l'In the drawings chosen to illustrate the invention:

Figure l is a side elevation of a journal box constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is atop plan view thereof, a por semi no. 628,084.

tion of said box being shown in horizontal section.

Figure 3 is a vertical central longitudinal sectional view.

Figure l is a vertical transverse sectional' f view on the line l-el of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings in which corre sponding reference characters designate similar parts in the several views, the journal box involves a cast metal roof portion l having connected thereto a wrought metal oil well section 2. rlfhe roof or upper portion ot the journal box may be of any desired constructon for co-action with adjacent portions or the car truck side frame and is also pro-' vided with the usual means for supporting the ournal box lid (not shown herein). The journal box roof section l is provided with depending side walls 3, each of said walls being oil'set at their lower ends, as indicated at 4:. The rear end of the roof section is preferably provided with spaced portions 5 and 6 forming the upper part of the dust guartL well lying between the inner and outer dust guard walls.

rlhe oil woll portion of the journal box is formed of wrought metal which may be either forged, pressed or otherwise shaped corresponding to the contour of the journal box desired. rlhe upstanding walls 7 ot the oil well portion are preferably oi'i'set, and formed with brass lug portions, as indicated at 8, said otl'set portions coacting with the offset portions el of the depending walls 3 in providA ing a very rigid interconnection between the upper and lower sections of the journal boxes. As shown in the present eonfstruction, the oitset portions 8 are disposed. inwardly of the ollset portions 4l, although it will be understood that the reverse of this construction may be equally well utilized and I do not wish to be understood as limiting the invention to any particular disposition of the adjacent portions ot the roof and oil well sections ot the journal box. According to the showing herein. it will be observed that the upper edge portions of the walls 7 are firmly seated in the shouldered portions of the depending walls 3 and that the adjacent oilset portions 4 and 8 are disposed in overlapped l relation vfor effectively resisting lateral or side thrusts. f n lVeld means is preferably utilized to imite the overlapped portions of the roof and oil Well sections of the journal boX,'said Weld means extending throughout the length of the joints or. at spaced intervals, by spot Weldin@ as mat be'desired. While I have referred to Weld means as serving to rigidly unite the parts, it Will be understoodthat I` dol not so limit the invention in that Vother means may be advantageously used to eect Va rigid union between the overlapped por` Y tween 300 yand' 60O from the' horizontal, as

ivall l1..` Theplate "l2 is disposedin -ali'nef indicated at 9. 1 lt ivillbe observed that the relative ldepth ofthe overlapping ofY the ad-` jacent portions may be varied, as shown, the depthV of the overlapped portions intermediate the lengthof the box being relatively increased. y Y

The pressed metal oil journal box is preferably offsetyat its inner end to provide apartially surrounding re-" cess l0,theinnermost portion of said o il Well section being bent ad] acent said recess toY form tlieouter dustv guard Wall l-l. The oute 1v-dust guard Wall ll is disposed in alinement With the outer dust guard Wall portion 6 of the Vroof section, as shoivn.` .The inner dust guard Wall vpreferably comprises a detachable plate .12, said plate having a flange 13 adapted to lit Within the recess l0 and maintain the plate in lspaced relation to 'the outerA dust guard ment With the inner dust guard Wall or guide portion of the roof section, as clearly shown.

By this construction it Will be observed that a satisfactory dust guard Wall is produced, Vand While the detachable plate l2 need not necessari-lybeoil-tight, itrvvill be noted that back and in addition functions `as a dust guard guide. In the embodiment disclosed, it Will be seen that complete removal of the plate l2 after assemblyY is prevented by the roof rportion of the bon.; Y

f A ournal box manufactured in vaccordance With the presentinvei' "on provides a very advantageous construction in which all of the measurements of the A. R. A. standards .are

readily maintained. Y

It Will also'be'observed tliatthe relative variation indeptliof the over-lapped port-ions permits of an advantageous construction whereby selected portions of the sections can be economically and very rigidly united,tlie intermediate overlapped portions of said sections serving to interlock the roof and oil AWell sections against relative y'longitudinal movement.

Wellv section of ther The upward inclination of the ljoint at the front end of the journal boX also provides for a more rigid interconnection of f disposed in alinement i'vith the vdustgi'iard Wall'of the roof section, a detachable inner dust guard Wall insertible in said oil Well n portion, and means retaining said last named dust guard Wall in alin'ement with the inner dust guard Wall of saidproof section, said vroof section iitt'ing over said detachable guard Wall and preventing .removal thereof. Y

n 2. A .journal box comprising a castmetal roof section, a' Wrought metal oil Well sec,- ion, and means rigidly uniting saidsections,

said nieansvincluding overlapped-portions ofV ,Y the sections, the overlapped portions fof. the

.oil Wellsectioiibeing inwardly disposedy with 'res oectpto the corresio'ondin aortions ofther` roof section.

3. A. journal boX' involvinga cast metal j roof section havingbrass lug portions, a

pressed metal oil Well section having comple- V mentary rbrass lug portions, and Weld -means'' uniting said sections, thevcorresponding brass lug portions .of the sections being offset in opposite' directions and similarly' united.

' 4. A. journalbox comprising a top section having-spaced portions forming inner and outer dust guard Walls, a bottom section connectedto said top section, said bottoni section having a separate inner dust guard Wallreceivable in said bottom section' in aliiieineiit With the innei'dust guard Wall of said top sectiona-nd prevented from reinovalby said top sectiony fitting' thereover. 1

*5. rjoiirn'al box comprising a top sectionl and a'bottoni section, said sections having overlappedfportions with those onthe bottom f section inwardly disposedvvith respect to the for uniting saidsections.

portion shaped-to provide an outer Adust guard Wall normally in aliiiement With*4 ay dustv guard. Wallfof the top section, and a it serves to prevent the Waste from Worlring Y T05 Y lio '6. A; journal boX comprising topf'and tom sections kWith,complementary brass lug j portions, the corresponding brass lug portions on the sections being oifset in opposite directions and means uniting said sections.

ln testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

BYERS KADEL.

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